Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-20

1t was weird, unearthly, strangely beauti-
IuL III thrilled my very soul and when it
ceased, suddenly as it had begun, it left
me trembling. Miss Carlyou smvered WIS.,
Sloly, and Westhaven bent instantly over
her taking both her bands in his own and
then drawing her shawl closely about her.
The silence seemed 10 hold a fatal sipni6-
canoe. 1t grew unbearable. / leaned for
ward and spoke to Mrs. Westhaven. /
said:
What n beautiful voice and what a
beautiful song"
She smiled quietly, and / thought she
had not heard me. repeated my remark
somewhat stiffiy, and she replied, still
smiling:
81 did not notice it,
Westhayen drew himself up sharply and
Miss Canyons chair, upon which he had
leaned, rolled forward with a disagreeable
squeaking sound. She laughed her little
cutting laugh.
The charm is broken" she said, 'let
rs 90 in"
/ bade them good night feeling uncOm-
Portable. Westhaven gave ME his hand,
aud we stood there for q moment looking
at each other and l felt a great sympathy
for him, for I realised his unhappiness.
Little by little my prejudice against Miss
Carlyon was allayed. | use this word adj
yisedly, for | think it was never quite
lulled to rest. She was wonderfully like
Westhayen. 1t was absolutely the some
nature, differently clothed. And, to do
her Justice, her views were as wide, her
thoughts were rs liberal, rs far "a q mans,
and she had u passionate energy OF feeling
and purpose which occasionally rose up
and struggled in her feeble little body and
left her shaking. | could scarcely explain
her feeling for Westhayen. 1t it was love
il was love of q most unfeminine nature.
Calm and without caprice, u~neNactlng, and,
in a certain sense, deferential, she showed
with him neither the Impotence nor the
hooking spirit which ruled her mood with
Others, and accepted his utter devotion to
her gently and gratefully. 1t was a great
pity he had not married her, | reflected.
Miss CarlyOn Was certainly improving.
She told me quietly one day that the Lon
don physicians had given her but q few
months to live. They tried everything,
even electricity" she said, laughing.
new OO not III lnt ANANN NhN'
matter with me-" she continued, IN her
little, sharp way. mo one does but myself,
aud | will tell yon. | am the Nervous EN-
haustionist OF the society novel who has
drained life and intends tOdle arter an I'M
proved method of her own
''But You are not succeeding, L replied,
with some warmth, for there was some
thing TERRIBLE 10 me in the way this young
girl calmly spoke OF dying. You are not
succeeding in the least. Iou will find that
your method will Outwit you aud work Il
result of which you never dreamed.
She turned very pale and looked Mt me
in a frightened sort of way. When she
spoke again it wax neryOusly, eNcitedly anu
of quite a different topic. She seemed re-
lieved, too, when WeSthayen came INTO the
room. and left Us immediately.
Il have some hooks from the EAST In a
box there on the table; yOu must look
them over" he began, and then he Omitted
into the semi scientific chatter can give
il no more digniiied title-in which we so
often INDUCED. We laughed n good deal
over the erratic, insane theories which the
late advances in electricity had sent, like
so many electric shocks, over the World,
and Westhaven drew me out ut some length
ON the subject OF electrical magnetism rs
applied to individuals.
lie looked about for his cigar case and
went out Of the room To find 1t. After
waiting a few minutes for his return |
walked over to the table to have IA glance
NJ the new books. There were W boxes
mpon il, one nearly concealed BY Il pile OF
plpers,a and this one | opened. Beneath u
LAYER of d | found several coils OF IN
sulated wire and portions of u magnetic
electric battery. WcSthayen entered the
room and | called to him:
II am in the wrong box"
lie uttered "A hOarSc cry and SpranS to-
ward me, suddenly checking himself ana
e~ndeavoring to mester whatappeared to me
an unaccountable agitation. His emotion
WAS too apparent for either of us to com
pletely ignore it and | felt compelled to
turn away and pretended to he engroSSed
i'm the contents of the other box until he
could recover himself. Selecting n maya
zine, | went away Immediately, consider
ably amazed ut my stupid mistake, yet
more puZzled over the agitation 1T had
caused him, So simple n discovery ~ That
of finding in the possession of n man who
openIy ayowed his interest in electrical
studies an instrument constantly IN vogue
omonu electricians was not IN itself SUI
fcient utterly to confuse the poSSesSor.
But then Westhaven was \ queer fellow.
lie possibly did not wish me to know that
he Experimental; or perhaps he was invent
inc something. And | east the whole at
60. 81 my mind with n lauuh.
The next day neither Mrs. Westhayen
nor Miss CarlyOn was we'll, Westhaven
said. and to this | attributed his moody
silence and strange, excited manner. lie
did not appear through the day, and, con-
trary To my custom, / went to his rooms
in the afternoon to inquire for the invalid.
! Cnund the door D and was entering the
narlor when a voice from the inner room
fell upon nv ear. WeSthayen was speak
ing harshly and rapidly:
Gomez 1t is timeI Come! | say
4 woman's voice, Mrs. WeSthavenS l
fancied, mOaned and protested ialntly'
Another imperative command from West
haven, followed by a curse, then the sound
of some heavy body dragged q little way
across the room, a door shut sharply ana
all was still. | turned and hurried from
the room, conscious that had already
STAYED TO long, thankful that my presence
had not been suspected by the inmates.
| went directly to my own room to read
and tried 10 dismiss the circumstance from
nv thou0hts. W~esthaven'S harsh voice
and the pitful moan which answered 1t had
IMPRESSED me strongly. / WAS most nm
willing TO believe him capb'e of physical
cruelty to his wife, yet how otherwise to
explain satisfactorily the sounds hal
heard?
dressed slowly and went down stairs;
it was nearly dinner time. Miss Carly"n
was sitting on the varanda. She looked
brighter and p~rettier than l had ever seen
her. Her improvement was daily notice
able. and tonight her cheeks flushed with
delicate and becoming color. She was
0uite unembarrassed and glad to talk with
me. She said she slept all the afternoon
and her ~indispOSitiOn of the morning was
simply the result of . sleepleSs night. b
k,,, nreSent then. concluded